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biglurks: I know what you mean: all the doctors want to do is throw more drugs at you, it has taken me months and months to get them to refer me: MRI scans are very expensive, and lower back pain is one of the biggest problems with people today, and no doubt many are scammers trying for an easy life. Which makes it all the more unfair on people who are genuinely in pain. When the problem is not obviously visible to the eye, it needs a lot more in depth intervention by specialists before anyone can be sure what the problem is.
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That's scary stuff to read. I've had back problems for years: squished discs, muscle spasms, and now there might be the option of surgery: reading this I'm not so sure that I really want to risk it.
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Just ruminating here, as you do but it's strange how we have war shoved down our throats every day, from all over the world, and we sort of get desensitised to what we see on the media, whereas the moment it affects a family member, even one you never met, it is different. Ever since my dad told me about his younger brother getting killed when he was only just 22 (I think), I kind of felt sad that I'd never met him, like there was a connection somehow, which is weird considering that he died before I was even born, whereas my uncle, who I didn't meet many times admittedly, had absolutely no
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Each time D-Day is mentioned I think of my dad. He and his two brothers both went up those beaches. His younger brother was killed outright, and his older brother lost and eye and an arm. My dad, who was a sniper for most of the war, went through the whole war without a scratch, though it had definitely affected him mentally and emotionally. He would never talk much about the horror of it, only nice little stories about the interesting people he met along the way.
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I think you'll find that there are laws which have changed considerably regarding a gathering of people in a public place: now if it was a private party by invite, that may be different: worth looking into, but I do think that families of THL members might just require more than a screen to piss behind Some creative thinking may be required if you are intent on doing it on the cheap I've got an old Portapotty if you're interested
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Fook, that's a long way from me: 110 miles, and I'm only in Cambridgeshire: what about all the lads up north? OK if people are staying overnight I guess.
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Find somewhere out of your area is the best bet: I went to a show held in a town park in the middle of a town: weird, but there were public toilets already there, nicely mown grass etc etc. People were all on their best behaviour!
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. Oh and an inhouse poacher conrtol sqaud patrolling the area the nigh before on the night and the night after lol Actually a very sensible idea: they banned the lurcher show from Quy Fair many years ago because of the poaching before and after: quite how you'd go about stopping people from doing what they want I don't know though. Better bet would be to find somewhere near a town where there wouldn't be quite such an attraction to 'exploring' the surrounding countryside. The last thing you want is for, yet again, all lurcher people to be tarred with the same brush as a few morons.
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There's several ways of training a pup which involve hunting up: you can go out with several dogs (like your mate's dogs) and let the dog learn the ropes like that, but it only works if you do recall/bonding training with your dog on your own, or what you said happens when he follows your mate's dogs will happen all the time. This is because dogs are pack animals, and it is instinct for him to put himself with the pack, no matter what you say or do: if you get annoyed with the dog or shout at it you are only proving to the dog that you have no idea of what packs are all about. I even get p
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If you can get one person to administrate it, organise the people who are going to run each section etc then it can work, but as has already been said, there's a lot more work goes on behind the scenes than a lot of people realise, the least of which is one person who can pull everyone else together and make sure they do their jobs.
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Jeez! How does every good idea on here have to come to a bloody personal argument: there's some right touchy people on here.
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Pups are often like kids: won't eat their veg Try adding very lightly cooked veg mashed up: bit of carrots, peas, greens, but only a tiny bit and well mashed in with the meat. Most pups get less fussy as they get older.
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Dont forget the little cage & aviary birds .......best section on here in my opinion. Good man Gnasher ,also how about a earth dog tunnel trial thing,did see one that was a wooden tunnel with a perspec side so you could see in with a few obsticles the terriers had to push past,under over through but can't find it on you tube at the mo . When I ran the EELC show we did terrier racing a couple of years: placing a fox brush at the entrance of some tunnels made of welded rods: the sort they used to have in grain stores under sacks to dry the grain: covered with blankets, no, i
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There has to be some 'missing link' just as there was in human evolution.
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The problem with giving 'captive' animals only one type of food is that they don't, or seldom, have the opportunity to supplement their diet as a wild predator would do. I have certainly noticed that my dogs graze much more greedily on plants: grass, spinach in the garden, cabbage etc when I don't add veg to their diet. In the wild a carnivore has access to any amount of other foodstuffs it may need from time to time, so unless your dog is living in an area where it can behave like a wild dog then we have to add what they miss from feeding them in a domestic setting. As far as carbs are co
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I know that it probably goes against the grain to let him go to a non working home, but a really good pet home where he will be loved, exercised properly and appreciated might be easier to find than a really good working home: they are so far and few between. How about contacting Lurcherlink? http://www.lurcherlink.org/llink/forum/index.php The only rescue charity that is not anti hunting and may be able to help you.
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She had probably taken his pants as a trophy
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Forgot to say: cereals can make some dogs overheat. If anyone has ever tried a detox diet: cutting out processed carbohydrates and sugar, for example, you many have noticed that you feel less stuffed up in the head, cooler all over, as well as calmer. Trouble is, so many people today eat stuff on a regular basis that should really be kept for occasional treats, so many don't realise how much better they'd feel if they ate more naturally: the old fashioned meat and two veg meals of our parents and grand parents, with no snacking on fast foods, is so much better for us. With dogs eating comp
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Dogs pant for a number of reasons, not just because they are hot. They can pant because they are in pain, usually some type of internal discomfort, or if they are stressed/anxious/over excited. The dull coat suggests some kind of dietary imbalance, though it could also be caused by moulting: most of mine are moulting at the moment and this can make the coat look dull as the old fur is shed: daily grooming helps. But if the dog's behaviour changed as well it might suggest that the food didn't suit him at all: many dogs are mildly intolerant of some preservatives found in complete dry food, or
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It also depends on whether or not the ligaments which hold the joints in place have just been stretched or are actually torn/ruptured. If they've only been stretched, then the toe will heal quite quickly providing the dog isn't allowed to run on it for a few weeks. If they've been torn, then you're looking at at least 3 months, and still no guarantee that the toe won't come out again in the future. Ligaments have a very poor blood supply which is why they take ages to heal, and if they've been completely severed they find it hard to reattach, hence the reason so many older working dogs have ma
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Well, I've heard this said too, but I've no concrete evidence to support the theory. Logic tells me that a fat, overweight bitch may well have more problems delivering the pups than a leaner, fitter bitch, and in theory, if too much food has been pumped into her while pregnant the pups could conceivably have bigger pups: women are advised not to overeat during pregnancy for that reason, so the same may well be true for bitches. I know that dogs and humans are very different, but I'd sooner keep the bitch slim until after the pups are born, then bang the good food into her while she's feeding p
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If the dog is used to a raw diet, then feeding chicken carcases can only be a good thing: much better than some rubbish dog food which is more wheat and soya than anything else. However, if the bitch has never had raw food, then start her off slowly on chicken wings: not just chicken wings obviously: they should form part of a balanced diet which includes red meat, tripe etc. Dogs are designed with digestive systems to cope with all sorts of bacteria which would kill us, but they still need to get used to different types of food if they've never been fed it before. If you want, I can sent you
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It's best to feed the bitch her normal diet for the first half of the pregnancy, providing of course that it is a good diet, and not just any old cheap rubbish: top quality meat-based complete food or raw diet, then increase the food only very slightly for the second half of the pregnancy, maybe dividing her daily ration into two meals as the pups take up more room inside her. The time to bang the food into her is after she has whelped, and especially once the pups are over a week old and they will be taking more and more milk from her.
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Just remembered we fitted these on the old van: pretty basic, but with one on each side to pull air in they did make a good difference. The main problem with van type thingies is that there is no rear opening to help pull the air through: so long as you don't mind cutting holes in the sides of your vehicle these do work. http://www.incarconnections.co.uk/van-ventilation-van-roof-vents-van-vent/hit-and-miss-slotted-grille-van-vent.html
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Sounds as though there could have been a dislocation of the claw, or a possible chipping of the bone at the end of the toe. Either way, there would have been a lot of scar tissue build up in the area, which can cause the swelling, or blood which pooled in the area with nowhere to go. There may have also been a localised infection. I had a dog dislocate a claw once, and when the vet opened up the toe the joint was surrounded by hardened pus even though there had been no external wound and the dog had to have half the toe amputated. Best thing to do the moment you notice such a problem is to cu
